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WILL DYSON: CARTOONIST, ETCHER AND AUSTRALIA'S FINEST WAR ARTIST
Written by Ross McMullin.
Illustrated by Will Dyson.
Stock no. 1828183
Published by Angus & Robertson Publishers.
1st
1984.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Biography of Will Dyson, a remarkable Australian, born in 1880, internationally acclaimed as a cartoonist, etcher and the finest war artist Australia has ever produced. Dark grey coth boards, white title to spine. B/w illustrations and a few colour. ISBN: 0207148953. Edges rubbed. Tape marks to flaps of dustwrapper and endpapers.Text block lightly browned. Grey dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and a little scuffed.
THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS: FROM THIS WORLD TO THAT WHICH IS TO COME
Written by John Bunyan.
Illustrated by Thomas Dalziel.
Stock no. 1828179
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
A new edition with a memoir of the author by H.W. Dulcken and 100 b/w text illustrations by Dalziel. Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles & vignettes. Bevelled edges. xix plus 304 pages. All edges gilt. Undated. Spine faded and rear board faded to spine edge and top edge. Top & tail of spine worn. Corners lightly worn. Boards are scuffed. Foxing to prelims and last few pages. A few grubby marks to prelims. Hinges pulled else binding tight. Contents otherwise clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ILLUSTRATED
- PICTORIAL BINDING
- BIOGRAPHY
GREEN WOOD
Written by Leonard Clark.
Illustrated by Trevor Parkin.
Stock no. 1327850
Published by Max Parrish.
1st
1962.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The author's childhood in the Forest of Dean. B/w illustrations. Pale grey boards, gilt title to spine. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper. Spine slightly bumped. Browning to endpapers. Textblock is slightly spotted. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss (small tape repairs on verso) and slightly grubby.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- FOREST OF DEAN
- BIOGRAPHY
A BOY IN TETBURY
Written by Frank Peters.
Stock no. 1327843
Published by John Peters, The Woodcock Press.
1st
2002.
Fine condition.
A Cotswold boyhood. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 218 pages. ISBN: 0954233409.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- SOUTH WEST UK
- COTSWOLDS
- BIOGRAPHY
A FISH FOR ALL SEASONS
Written by Martin Bowler.
Illustrated by Gareth Fareham.
Stock no. 1327655
Published by M Press (media) Ltd..
1st
2010.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Not only a personal voyage but also an emotional tour of the British waterways and the wonderful fish that inhabit them. Oblong format. Black boards, gilt titles. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780956093547. SIGNED by the author to title-title page. Top corners of book and wrapper are bumped (book has been dropped on its corners). Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- BIOGRAPHY
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
ROMANCING THE CARP
Written by Dave Jones.
Illustrated by Barbara Jones.
Stock no. 1327646
Published by Freebird Publishing.
1st
2013.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A must read for anyone who knows that fishing for carp in the quietude of the English countryside is a way of life. Pale brown boards, gilt title to spine. Packed full with colour photos, also some beautiful colour illustrations by the authors wife. Limited to 750 copies. ISBN: 9780957231238. This is copy no. 86. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and a tiny bit creased to spine.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- CARP
- COARSE FISHING
- BIOGRAPHY
- LIMITED EDITION
NOZZERS
Written by Raymond Lambert.
Stock no. 1327622
Published by Rayl.
1st
2003.
Very good condition.
The authors experiences aboard HMS Ganges. Cardwraps. 146 pages. ISBN: 0954451902. Some foxing to prelims and some slight creasing to corner tips. Some curving of covers by spine (where book has been held open).
MEMOIRS OF A CARP FISHER: THE DEMON EYE
Written by Kevin Nash; Rosie Barham.
Stock no. 1327613
Published by Tuna Roll Publications Ltd.
1st
2012.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A revealing narrative of how Kevin Nash built his business empire from scratch. Black boards, silver titles. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780957414600. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper with a dedication to Neville. Spine and corners very slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- CARP
- COARSE FISHING
- BIOGRAPHY
- COMPANY HISTORY
MIDLAND ENGINEMAN
Written by Horace Mann; F.G. Cockman.
Stock no. 1827970
1st
1981.
Very good condition.
The story of a man, Horace Mann, who loved steam locomotives and devoted his life to cleaning, firing and driving them. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 40 pages. ISBN: 0950787205. Covers are scuffed, creased at spine edge and lightly rubbed to corners. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LMS (RAILWAYS)
- BIOGRAPHY
ONE LAST CAST: THE DIARY OF A CARPFISHER
Written by Rob Maylin.
Stock no. 1827914
Published by Bountyhunter Publications.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A 'must read' for the carp angler. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780951512746. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- COARSE FISHING
- CARP
- BIOGRAPHY
SIR WILLIAM JARDINE: A LIFE IN NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Christine E. Jackson; Peter Davis.
Stock no. 1827836
Published by Leicester University Press.
1st
2001.
Very good condition.
Biography. Sir William Jardine (1800-1874) of Jardine Hall near Lockerbie, was a Scottish baronet and landowner. He was also a magistrate, Convenor of the Church of Scotland, and Deputy Lieutenant of Dumfriesshire in 1841, but, above all, he was an eminent naturalist in several fields, knowledgeable about birds, fishes, insects, plants and geology. Matt boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0718501640. Boards just a little grubby. Light fading to front gutter edge and top of front board. Tiny nick to top of spine. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- NATURAL HISTORY
- SCOTLAND
CHARLES WILLSON PEALE ART AND SELFHOOD IN THE EARLY REPUBLIC
Written by David C. Ward.
Illustrated by Charles Willson Peale.
Stock no. 1327574
Published by University of California Press.
1st USA
2004.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Biography: A portrait painter who produced an unparalleled body of work, including the iconic Artist in His Museum, Peale was also a revolutionary soldier, a radical activist, an impresario of moving pictures, a natural historian, an inventor, and the proprietor of one of the first modern museums. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0520239601. Red ink stamp to vertical edge of text block (examination copy, not for resale). Contents clean. Dustwrapper slightly faded to spine, small charity price label to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- PORTRAITURE
- BIOGRAPHY